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5 wonderful interiors... but hard to photograph
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Incredible shapes, surreal colors, positions that defy gravity: here are some of the world's most unique interiors that turn into a challenge
for photographers.
Incredibly creative artists and architects, inventors of public and private spaces designed to astonish, intrigue and inspire, don't belong only to the past.
We show you a roundup of 5 interiors, the creation of minds as brilliant as they are precise and skilled, which represent a real challenge for anyone who loves photography. And as in some of these cases, shooting from above seems to be the best (sometimes the only) solution.
Lights of the Monastery
We are in Naples. The central nave of the wonderful Basilica of Santa Chiara, with its simple style and dim lighting, conveys a sense of recollection and devotion that is hard to find in the other major churches of central Naples and of all Italy. And light is absolutely fundamental to photographic rendering. Painstaking work on ISO, exposure and tripod is essential, along with plenty of patience.
The genius of Barcelona
The same work must be done for equally magical structures driven by entirely different intentions and inspirations, as in the case of Casa Battlò in Barcelona.
In the case of this creation by the genius of Gaudí, evoking the depths of the abyss, the photographer must enhance the rounded shapes as well as the rarefied atmospheres created by the glass tinted toward blue. Here, choosing the right filters, color balance and post-production work are all very important.
Organic shapes in Mexico City
As we said, it is not only the past that has given us great architects. In Mexico City the two designers Senosiain and Paloma conceived their home in opposition to the chaos of the capital. The shapes are organic and recall sharks, shells, beaches. The difficulty lies in overall shots of the interiors: the lack of symmetry in the walls and the themed furnishings makes it impossible to take images that capture a room as a whole. Something always remains outside the frame, and that something is often unreal and beautiful. Wide-angle lenses are absolutely out! A telescopic pole for a shot from an elevated height is much more helpful.
Mini Loft in Ghent
Let's go to Belgium, where we find a loft of just 38 sq m on two levels, designed by the designer owners who live in it (yes, two people live there). Precisely because of the limited space, everything is designed to the millimeter, and even working with a telescopic pole can be difficult. However, since there are no large overall images, a series of three to five shots is advisable, highlighting the details and emphasizing the overwhelming presence of white (which, as we know... makes spaces look larger).
An office... for the mad and the creative
The headquarters of Pallotta Teamworks is one of the things worth visiting in Los Angeles, not only for those who love interior design but also for those who want to see new ways to stimulate creativity and the joy of working.
Old reclaimed containers, pallets and disused phone booths have become the workstations that fill an enormous warehouse. A new concept of open space that, moreover, cost very little (the project was born precisely from a lack of funds). A photo shoot here amounts to a sociological study. The best visual storytelling in this case would be expressed far better by the flight of a small drone connected to a GoPro: in just three minutes of video you could see a new world and a new way of working.
And you, do you know other strongholds of creativity that can leave us open-mouthed?
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